G-Town – Panther Press

Central Market Returns to Griffith, Brings New Vendors

May 20, 2019

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The Griffith Central Market returned to Central Park for its weekly run on Friday, May 10, and will continue every Friday until September 13th.Beginning at 4 pm and ending at 10 pm, there’s plenty of time for students, parents...

Chinese Restaurants Nourish, Add Diversity to Griffith

Liana Boulles, Copy Editor

April 23, 2019

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Griffith is home to three Chinese restaurants, all run by Chinese American families who chose to carve their destiny in this Northwest Indiana town. These restaurants prepare food from the diverse regions of China and the cultur...

New Restaurants Open in Griffith, Offer New Vibes

February 13, 2019

Cross Country Skiing

January 25, 2019

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Cross country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers move by shuffling or sliding their feet on a flat terrain across the snow. They do not rely on a ski lift or a slope to move, but their own locomotion. It’s a classic sport...

Griffith Makes Decision to Join New Township

November 19, 2018

Griffith Loses Longtime Businesses Kmart, Family Video

Liana Boulles, Copy Editor

November 16, 2018

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Griffith is losing two businesses that have been part of the community for years. A Kmart in Griffith Park Plaza on Ridge Road is scheduled to close at the end of 2018; over a hundred employees will be unemployed by the New Y...

Griffith Votes to Leave Calumet Township

October 10, 2018

Griffith’s 10th Annual Rock n Rail Draws Thousands

Madalyn Nolan, Editor-in-Chief

September 21, 2018

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Griffith’s 10th annual Rock N Rail festival was held this Labor Day weekend, from Thursday, August 30, until Sunday, September 2. The fest spanned from the corner of Broad and Lake St, to the corner of Broad and Main in downtown...

Central Market Closes Successful Season

Skye Isenblatter, Reporter

September 11, 2018

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In 2013, a group of townspeople came together to attempt to improve Griffith. The idea of the market came along at this meeting and it changed Griffith, Indiana forever. For five years, the Central Market has been open every Friday...